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A:The Book of Genesis was written and compiled by three principal sources, all of whom were anonymous so they are now given source names for convenience of discussion. The Yahwist, or 'J Source', used the name Yahweh (bibl Hebrew: YHWH, modern Hebrew: YHVH) for an anthropomorphic God who made promises and covenants with his chosen people. The Elohist, or 'E Source', used the name Elohim for a more transcendent God who required obedience and was feared by his people. The Priestly Source, or 'P Source', used the names Elohim and El Shaddai to describe a remote and unmerciful God.
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